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- in|sen|ti|ent «ihn SEHN shee uhnt, -shuhnt», adjective.unable to feel; inanimate; lifeless: »
She had seen herself sunning on deck…insentient with ease (New Yorker).
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au̯(e)-9, au̯ed-, au̯er- (*aku̯ent- : aḫu̯ent-) — au̯(e) 9, au̯ed , au̯er (*aku̯ent : aḫu̯ent ) English meaning: to flow, to wet; water, etc. Deutsche Übersetzung: “benetzen, befeuchten, fließen” Note: From Root angʷ(h)i : ‘snake, worm” derived Root akʷü (more properly ǝkʷü ):… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
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insentient — in•sen•ti•ent [[t]ɪnˈsɛn ʃi ənt, ʃənt[/t]] adj. not sentient; without sensation or feeling • Etymology: 1755–65 in•sen′ti•ence, in•sen′ti•en•cy, n … From formal English to slang
Insentient — In*sen ti*ent, a. Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of perception; devoid of feeling, consciousness and animation; inanimate; as, insentient stone. Opposite of {sentient}. [WordNet sense 1+3] Syn: inanimate, insensate. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentient — Sen ti*ent, a. [L. sentiens, entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See {Sense}.] Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentient — Sen ti*ent, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentiently — Sen ti*ent*ly, adv. In a sentient or perceptive way. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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